How do you rewrite with fractional exponents for $5sqrtx$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-24T23:41:13

$5sqrt(x) = 5x^(1/2)$

One of the laws of exponents is $(x^a)^b = x^(ab)$

So $(x^(1/2))^2 = x^(1/2*2) = x^1 = x$

So $x^(1/2)$ certainly behaves like $sqrt(x)$

How do you rewrite with fractional exponents for 5sqrtx5sqrtx?